Before Scanning; Scan From Your Computer; Scan Using The Scan Button On The Machine - Brother mfc-j947dw Reference Manual

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Scan

Before Scanning

Before attempting to scan, confirm the
following:
• Make sure you have installed the Brother
software and drivers.
• Make sure the USB or network cable is
connected correctly, or that you are
connected to the network using your
wireless access point/router.
Scan from Your
Computer
There are several ways you can use your
computer to scan photos and documents on
your Brother machine. Use the software
applications provided by Brother, or use your
favourite scanning application.
For more detailed information, see the Online
User's Guide: Scan from Your Computer
®
(Windows ) or Scan from Your Computer
(Mac).
Scan Using the Scan
Button on the Machine
1
Load your document.
2
Press
[Scan].
3
Swipe left or right or press d or c to
display
[to PC].
The icon moves to the middle of the
touchscreen and is highlighted in blue.
4
Press
[to PC].
5
Press [to File].
6
If the machine is connected over the
network, swipe up or down or press a or
b to display the computer where you
want to send the data, and then press
the computer name.
If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN,
use the LCD to enter the four-digit PIN for
the computer, and then press [OK].
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Do one of the following:
• To change the settings, press
[Options] or [Set at Device].
• Press [Start] to start scanning
without changing additional settings.
The machine starts scanning. If using
the machine's scanner glass, follow
the LCD instructions to complete the
scanning job.
To use the [Options] or [Set at
Device] setting, a computer with either
ControlCenter4 (Windows
iPrint&Scan (Mac) software installed must
be connected to the machine.
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To scan both sides of the document,
press [2-sided Scan], and then
select the document type.
9
Change the scan settings you want to
change, such as scan type, resolution,
file type and document size, if needed.
When finished, press [OK].
10
Press [Start].
The machine starts scanning. If using
the machine's scanner glass, follow the
LCD instructions to complete the
scanning job.
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